As promised I’m picking up where I nodded off yesterday
though I’m not sure where I was going with the quieeeeeeee etc. Oh well. Onward. The grading showed some small low spots but
also one gaping slope toward the sidewalk.
This was a known problem as water entombs the sidewalk each winter in
several inches of ice. The sidewalk which then awakens from its hibernation with
the rest of the wild animals that recon winter as a time for sleep not walking
around (or being walked on as it were).
The sloping grade paired with no buffer of vegetation to
absorb the water resulted in a quick and (quite) dirty pool in its regular
place. We knew there was action needed
but at the same time we were paralyzed by the torrent of liquid currently
falling on our plot. So we waited and
watched out the window and watched out the new window, AKA the internet, and
anticipated the moment we’d be back on the ground to continue with our plans. And
then the sod arrived.
True it was 2 hours early and we didn’t have one square foot
of completely prepped yard but we accepted it with gladness and as a reminder
of things to come. And then the reinforcements
arrived.
Our dear friends pulled up just as the rain dimmed to a soft
drizzle and we reassessed the work to be done.
The former sod man in the group took on a quiet leadership and in the absence
of direction rightly acted out of common sense.
It went on this way for the next several hours until finally we laid the
first roll of sod. The vibrant green
brought a striking contrast to the scalped earth and with it arrived a new
energy and most importantly a light at the end of the tunnel. The turf unfurled nicely and soon the lawn
was lush and green and finished.
That is until today when our home team tackled the front boulevard. As it turns out an overcast 70 something and intermittent
showers is a lot nicer than mostly sunny and 90s.
I just caught myself dangerously leaning on the delet key (thank you CTRL Z) so
again I better wrap it up.
Until next time.
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